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TH EORY EXAMINATION
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Month and Year ofExamination : Mav 2013
Programme : B.Tech
Semesler: 4'h
Subjct: Control System
CouNe No: ECT-208
M&.imufi Marks: 50
Number olQuestions to be Attempted: 5
Time Allowed: 3 Ers.
Total No. ofQuestions:
TotalNo ofpages Used: 4
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What is the difference betweet feedback and feedforward control?

Elucidate with the help ofa suitable exampie in each case highlighting their
relative staengths and weaknesses.
Consider the positional servomechanism shom in Fig. L Assume that the
input to the system is reference shaft position d^ and the system output is
the load shao positiona, . Draw. a block diagram of the system indicating
the transfer function of each block. Simplily the block diagram to obtain
0,,(s) I 0,(s) .
The parameters ofthe system are:
Sensitivity of eror detector

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Amplifier gain

,<,, = 50 volts/volt

Motor field resistance

Rr = 100 ohms

Motor field inductance

Z/ = 20 henrys

Motor torque constant

K,

Moment of inertia of load

Jr=25okg-m)

l0 volts/rad

= 10 Newton-m/amp

Coemcient ofviscous lriction ofload B, = 2500 NeMon-m/(.adlsec)

Motor to load gear ratio

0L I AM

Load to potentiometer gear ratio

0, /e, =1

Motor inenia and friction are negligible

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2a

What are different qpes of models used for modeling dynamical systems. Enli
and explain each one ofthem with the help ofsuitable examples.

2b

A servo

system is represented by the signal flow graph shown in Fig. 2. T

nominal values ofthe parameters are tr] =l,fr =5 and K. =5. Determine

overall tiansmission I(.r)/ /?(.s) and its sensitivity to changes

steady dc corditions, i.e., s = 0

in K,

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3a.

Write a short note on tachogeneratoG urder the headings

qrpes, dynamics, working, input and output wavefoms.

3b

Assume that contlol ofone ofthe axes ofa robot catr be represented by the
diagram shown in Fig. 3.

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Determine the amplifier gain Ko so that the robot reaches steady state in thi
axis in minimum time with no refercnce.

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the steady state e.ror lor ari input command

0R 6 + t)u(t) with the value of /f, obtained in part (i).

Determine

signal